Kengarica Deonshae Jones was 32 when she was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 3, 2019, in Monroe, Louisiana. Deputies from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office found her near a McDonald’s on Sterlington Road; first responders pronounced her dead at the scene. She was an African American woman, born August 2, 1987, and remembered by family and friends as Ke Ke. She was the mother of one child, Kyler Ja’Marea Scoby, and a 2006 graduate of Ouachita Parish High School.

The sheriff’s office opened a homicide investigation and Crime Stoppers of North Delta has solicited tips. No arrests have been announced and authorities have not released information on suspects or a motive. Her family and community continue to seek answers and justice.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or remembers seeing anything near Sterlington Road on August 3, 2019, please share it with investigators.